No freeze protection device for an outdoor faucet
OwnerCalvin G. Ollisinventor
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Abstract
A no freeze protection device for an outdoor faucet on an exterior wall of a building. The protection device comprises an enclosure to fit about the outdoor faucet. A facility is for mounting the enclosure to the exterior wall about the outdoor faucet. A component is for supplying heat within the enclosure to the outdoor faucet, to prevent water within the outdoor faucet from freezing during cold weather.
Claims2
A no freeze protection device for an outdoor faucet on an exterior wall of a building, said protection device comprising:
- a) a mountable and removable enclosure to fit about the outdoor faucet comprising a box-like casing with a back plate having an aperture of a size to allow the outdoor faucet to extend within said enclosure and a hinged front door with a door latch to keep said front door in a closed position, the interior of said casing being lined with insulating material;
- b) means for mounting the back plate of said enclosure on the exterior wall about the outdorr faucet with the latter protruding through said aperture into said enclosure and said back plate having an enlarged head slot above and below said aperture within said enclosure and a pair of fasteners each of which extends through an enlarged head slot into the exterior wall to hold said back plate of said enclosure thereto;
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- c) means for supplying heat within said enclosure to the outdoor faucet to prevent water within the outdoor faucet from freezing during cold weather comprising a light fixture with at least one light bulb affixed within said enclosure, an outlet conduit on said enclosure to allow an electrical cord connected to said light fixture to extend through said outlet conduit to a power supply, and a twelve volt direct current transformer connected to said electrical cord between said light fixture and the power supply.
A no freeze protection device as recited in claim 6, further including an adjustable timer connected to said electrical cord between said twelve volt direct current transformer and the power supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.